1969 Dallas Cowboys season

1969 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	11–2–1
Division place	1st NFL Capitol
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Championship

The 1969 Dallas Cowboys season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 12–2, winning eleven games with one tie.^[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

The Cowboys were second in the NFL in scoring (369 points), and led the league in rushing yards (2,276) and total yards (5,122). The Cowboys' defense also allowed the fewest rushing yards in the NFL (1,050) and the fewest rushing touchdowns (3).^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 21, 1969	St. Louis Cardinals	W, 24–3	62,134
2	September 28, 1969	at New Orleans Saints	W, 21–17	79,567
3	October 5, 1969	at Philadelphia Eagles	W, 38–7	60,658
4	October 12, 1969	at Atlanta Falcons	W, 24–17	54,833
5	October 19, 1969	Philadelphia Eagles	W, 49–14	71,509
6	October 27, 1969	New York Giants	W, 25–3	58,964
7	November 2, 1969	at Cleveland Browns	L, 10–42	84,850
8	November 9, 1969	New Orleans Saints	W, 33–17	68,282
9	November 16, 1969	at Washington Redskins	W, 41–28	50,474
10	November 23, 1969	at Los Angeles Rams	L, 23–24	79,105
11	November 27, 1969	San Francisco 49ers	T, 24–24	62,348
12	December 7, 1969	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W, 10–7	24,990
13	December 13, 1969	Baltimore Colts	W, 27–10	63,191
14	December 21, 1969	Washington Redskins	W, 20–10	56,924

Playoffs

Main article: 1969 NFL playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
Eastern Conference	December 28, 1969	Cleveland Browns	Cotton Bowl	L, 14–38	69,321
Playoff Bowl	January 3, 1970	Los Angeles Rams	Orange Bowl	L, 0–31	31,151

Standings

NFL Capitol
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	11	2	1	.846	6–0	9–1	369	223	W3
Washington Redskins	7	5	2	.583	3–2–1	6–3–1	307	319	L1
New Orleans Saints	5	9	0	.357	1–5	4–6	311	393	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	9	1	.308	1–4–1	4–5–1	279	377	L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1969 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

89 Mike Ditka
84 Pettis Norman

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

66 George Andrie DE
63 Larry Cole DE
77 Ron East DT
74 Bob Lilly DT
75 Jethro Pugh DT

Linebackers

60 Jackie Burkett OLB
52 Dave Edwards OLB
54 Chuck Howley OLB
55 Lee Roy Jordan MLB
56 Tom Stincic MLB
53 Fred Whittingham OLB

Defensive Backs

31 Otto Brown CB
37 Phil Clark CB
45 Richmond Flowers FS/KR
27 Mike Gaechter SS/CB
34 Cornell Green CB
23 Mike Johnson CB
20 Mel Renfro FS/CB

Special Teams

83 Mike Clark K
10 Ron Widby P

Reserve Lists

71 Willie Townes DE (IR)

Rookies in italics
45 Active, 1 Inactive

References

Dallas Cowboys

Founded in 1960 Based in Arlington, Texas Headquartered in Frisco, Texas

Franchise	Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons Expansion draft Draft history Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks The Ford Center at The Star

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium AT&T Stadium

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day America's Team Cheerleaders Doomsday Defense Crazy Ray Rowdy Jerry Jones Black Sunday (film) King of the Hill

Lore	Tom Landry Tex Schramm Captain Comeback Ice Bowl Hail Mary The Catch Herschel Walker trade Dirty Dozen Ring of Honor Bounty Bowl series

Rivalries	New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers/Texans

Division championships (22)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1985 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2007 2009 2014

Conference championships (10)	1966 1967 1970 1971 1975 1977 1978 1992 1993 1995

League Championships (5)	1971 (VI) 1977 (XII) 1992 (XXVII) 1993 (XXVIII) 1995 (XXX)

Ring of Honor	Bob Lilly Don Meredith Don Perkins Chuck Howley Mel Renfro Roger Staubach Lee Roy Jordan Tom Landry Tony Dorsett Randy White Bob Hayes Tex Schramm Cliff Harris Rayfield Wright Troy Aikman Michael Irvin Emmitt Smith Drew Pearson Charles Haley Larry Allen Darren Woodson

Media	Broadcasters Radio network KRLD-FM Brad Sham Babe Laufenberg

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Cowboys seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1969 NFL season

Capitol	Century	Coastal	Central
Dallas	Cleveland	Atlanta	Chicago
New Orleans	NY Giants	Baltimore	Detroit
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Los Angeles	Green Bay
Washington	St. Louis	San Francisco	Minnesota

Related: 1969 AFL Season

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